Travellers along California’s Highway 62 can recharge and refuel at new desert oasis, Más O Menos, a coffee shop and bar designed by sibling studio, Plow and Grain.

The Joshua Tree bolthole opened in early 2023 and takes over a 1962 pueblo-style roadside building imaginatively restored by siblings Brit Epperson of Studio Plow and Barrett Karber of Grain Construction.

The pair worked on a tight budget, re-staining the exterior facade and pulling materials from salvage yards for Mas O Menos’ white-washed interiors. Rafters are exposed overhead and complemented by clay, tiles and textures. Terracotta floor tiles are used in the lounge, while the bar front features pale clay brick tiles. Colour bursts can be found in the bathroom, where glossy, pink-hued tiles backdrop wiggly mirrors.

Epperson has continued Más O Menos’s light and breezy vibe via lemon and gold-coloured candy-stripe fabrics for seating, plus natural wicker stools with angular steel legs. Custom furniture is designed by Karber, including a ‘Jenga’ esque coffee table, timber bench ends, and terrazzo-topped tables with Douglas fir bases.

In addition to its menu of coffee, cocktails and natural wines, the tavern is hosting a series of bi-monthly pop-up restaurant collaborations and community events.

66031 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, United States

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